J. R. R. Tolkien - The Tolkien family. As far as is known, most of Tolkien's paternal ancestors were craftsmen. The Tolkien family had its roots in Saxony (Germany), but had been living in England since the 18th century, becoming "quickly and intensely English (not British)" (Letters, 165). The surname Tolkien is anglicised from Tollkiehn (i.e. German tollkühn, "foolhardy", the etymological English translation would be dull-keen, a literal translation of oxymoron). The character of Professor Rashbold in Th ...

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J. R. R. Tolkien - Fiction and poetry. See also Poems by J. R. R. Tolkien. 1936 Songs for the Philologists, with E.V. Gordon et al. 1937 The Hobbit or There and Back Again, ISBN 0-618-00221-9 (HM). 1945 Leaf by Niggle (short story) 1945 The Lay of Aotrou and Itroun, published in Welsh Review 1949 Farmer Giles of Ham (medieval fable) 1953 The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth, Beorhthelm's Son published with th ...

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Adamant and similar words are used to refer to any especially hard substance, whether composed of diamond, some other gemstone, or some type of metal. Both adamant and diamond derive from the Greek word αδαμας (adamas), meaning "untameable". The word adamant is comparable to the word brimstone, an archaic word for sulphur. Since diamond is now used exclusively for the hardest gemstone, the increasingly archaic adamant–and its adjectival form adamantine–has a mostly poet ...

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Álfheim (Old Norse Álfheimr 'Elf-home') is the abode of the Álfar 'Elves' in Norse mythology and appears also in northern English ballads under the forms Elfhame and Elphame, sometimes modernized as Elfland or Elfenland. It is also an ancient name for the modern Swedish province of Bohuslän. Álfheim - The Elven abode. Álfheim - In Old Norse texts. Álfheim as an abode of the Elves is mentioned only twice in Old Norse texts.< ...

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In the works of J. R. R. Tolkien, Avathar is the dark strip of land at the feet of the southern Pelori. It was the home of Ungoliant before she went to Middle-earth with Melkor. Category: Realms of Middle-earth Other related archivesJ. R. R. Tolkien, Melkor, Middle-earth, Pelori, Realms of Middle-earth, Ungoliant

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In Old Norse Warg (vargr) is an euphemism for wolf (ulfr), still used in modern Swedish as a word for wolf. Also cognate is Old English warg "large wolf". The Proto-Germanic *wargaz meant "strangler", and hence "evildoer, criminal, outcast". Warg - Norse mythology. In Norse mythology, wargs are in particular the demonic wolves Fenrir, Skalli and Hati. In the Hervarar saga, king Heidrek is asked by Gestumblindi (Odin), What is that lamp ...

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In the fiction of J. R. R. Tolkien, the Blue Wizards (or the Ithryn Luin) are two notoriously mysterious characters of Middle-earth. They are only hinted at in The Lord of the Rings, where Saruman says there are five Wizards. However, other writings of Tolkien have more to say. In a writing found in Unfinished Tales (p. 393), Tolkien writes that the two Wizards were sent to the East. Their names in Valinor were Alatar and P ...

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The evil eye is a widely distributed element of folklore or superstition: a belief that some people, often women seen as witches, can bestow a curse on victims by the malevolent gaze of their magical eye. The effects on victims vary; some have them afflicted with bad luck of various sorts. Others believe the evil eye has even more baleful powers, that it can cause disease, wasting away, and even death. Some cultures hold that the evil eye is an involuntary jinx that is cast unintentionally by people unlucky to be cursed with th ...

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EA, Ea, or ea can signify several things. Geographical places Ea, Spain is a town in the north of Spain Fictional worlds Eä, the World that IS of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth universe Éa, of Ursula K. LeGuin's Earthsea fictional universe Abbreviation of an English word ea. is short for "each" Other things named Ea ...

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Vána is the name of a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Vána is the name of a Valië also called the Ever-young. She is the younger sister of Yavanna and wife of Oromë. "All flowers spring as she passes and open if she glances upon them; and all birds sing at her coming." She dwells in gardens filled with golden flowers and often comes to the forests of Oromë. ...

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In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional universe of Middle-earth, Carcharoth (IPA: /ˈkarxarɔθ/) was the greatest werewolf that had ever lived. He was also called Anfauglir (Jaws of Thirst; IPA: /anˈfaʊglir/). Bred from the foul breed of Draugluin, the first werewolf, and fed with Elvish and human flesh by Morgoth himself, Carcharoth (Sindarin: The Red ...

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Amon Hen (Sindarin for 'Hill of the Eye') is the name of a fictional hill in J. R. R. Tolkien fantasy world of Middle-earth. It was constructed in the early days of Gondor, perhaps even as early as the second age; its other names in Westron were The Hill of Sight and the Hill of the Eye. Aragorn says that it and its counterpart hill were made "...in the days of the great kings" (The Fellowship of the ...

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Vairë the Weaver is a Vala from the world of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. She is the wife of Mandos, and is responsible for weaving the story of the World. Vairë is counted among the Valier, the Queens of the Valar; though not as great in power or prestige as some, her "storied webs" cover the Halls of Mandos, where she apparently lived. In the Etymologies, the Sindarin equivalent of her name (Quenya "weaver") is given as < ...

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Gimli may refer to: Gimlé, the "heaven" in Norse mythology Gimli (Middle-earth), a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings Gimli (electoral district), a political riding in the Canadian province of Manitoba Gimli, Manitoba, a rural municipality in Manitoba Gimli, Manitoba (town), a town in the R.M. of Gimli, Manitoba Other related archivesGimli (Middle-earth), Gimli (electoral district), Gimli, Manitoba, Gimli, Manitoba

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For the Mercian figure, see Eomer In J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth legendarium, Éomer was the eighteenth King of Rohan, and first of the Third Line. His name is likely derived from the Anglo-Saxon words "eoh" ("war-horse"), and possibly "mēre", ("grand, excellent, famous"). His later name, "éadig" ("blessed"). In a note written well after the initial publication of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien gave Éomer's height as 6 feet 6 inches tall ("of like height with Aragorn"). Peter Jackson ...

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Wight is an obsolete word for a human or other intelligent being (cognate to modern German "Wicht", meaning "small person, dwarf", and also "unpleasant person"). It is used only comparatively recently to give an impression of archaism and mystery, for example in the works of J. R. R. Tolkien. Probably inspired by Scandinavian folklore (see below), Tolkien also used the word to denote human-like creatures, such as elves or ghosts ("wraiths") - most notably the undead Barrow-Wights. It is akin to other words of Old English origin such a ...

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Boromir (T.A. 2978-3019), a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy universe of Middle-earth, was the eldest son of Denethor II, last ruling Steward of Gondor in the Third Age of Middle-earth, and brother to Faramir. He was one of the Nine Walkers who made up the Fellowship of the Ring in The Lord of the Rings. In a note written well after the initial publication of The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien gave Boromir's ...

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Angmar (Sindarin: 'Iron-home') is a fictional kingdom in J.R.R. Tolkien's universe of Middle-earth. Angmar was founded in T.A. 1300 in the far north of the Misty Mountains by the evil Lord of the Ringwraiths, who became known as the "Witch-king of Angmar". Since the Witch-king was a vassal to the Dark Lord Sauron, it is presumed that Angmar's wars against the successor kingdoms of Arnor were done at Sauron's bidding ...

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Crist is the title given to a group of Anglo-Saxon religious poems by the medieval poet Cynewulf, divided in Crist I, II, III (or A, B, C). A total of 1664 lines is preserved. Together with Beowulf it is one of the primary examples of Anglo-Saxon literature. Lines 104 addresses earendel, the morning star, possibly as a metaphor for John the Baptist. These lines was one of the inspirations for J.R.R. Tolkien ...

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